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Quiara Alegría Hudes Wants 'In The Heights' To Become 'The Gateway' To Many More Latinx Stories The Pulitzer-winning playwright talks about the long journey to get the groundbreaking musical from the Broadway stage to the big screen. By Marina Fang Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty/Warner Bros. While on the set of “In the Heights,” screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes wanted to make sure every detail about every character was right, down to their shoes. For the scenes set at the salon owned by Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega), some of the movie’s executives wante...

After my family was forced to leave Uganda in the 1970s, coming to Canada became my life-long dream. Here's how I made it—with the help of family and friends along the way. President Idi Amin of Uganda made an announcement to his people in August 1972, saying, “I have dreamt that, unless I take action, our economy will be taken over. The people who are not Ugandans should leave.” The president ordered every Asian to leave the country within 90 days, thus thrusting the large Asian community into a state of shock. Each family was allowed to leave with $55 and a few belongings. All other m...